Jerry Tucker (labor leader)
Jerry Tucker (1939 - October 19, 2012) was an American labor leader and educator associated with the United Auto Workers (UAW).[1] He led the UAW's campaign to defeat right-to-work in Missouri in 1978, and was a leader of the UAW rank-and-file caucus fighting for union democracy known as New Directions.[2][3]
A month before the 1986 UAW convention, Tucker announced his intention to challenge incumbent Region 5 regional director Kenneth Worley and was fired from his job as assistant regional director.[4] Tucker lost the election, at which delegates had votes proportional to the size of their constituency, by 0.16 votes out of about 650 votes cast. [4] However, Tucker argued that some delegates had been improperly elected, and the Department of Labor ordered a new election in 1988, which Tucker won with 52% of the vote.[4] He was one of the first members of the UAW's governing Executive Board in decades not to be part of the dominant Administration Caucus.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Remembering Jerry Tucker, Labor Leader and Educator | MR Online". 20 October 2012.
- ^ "Jerry Tucker dies; a legendary troublemaker and a hero of the labor movement".
- ^ "Even After Death, Jerry Tucker Inspires Labor Activists".
- ^ a b c d Holusha, John (October 23, 1988). "UNION REBEL: Jerry Tucker; The Man Who Is Fighting the U.A.W. From Inside". New York Times.
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